6438 words. Come and Deck the Mall!
I'm getting a prize at prizegiving WHOO. Either a Gold Academic Effort Award ("you tried really hard!") and/or three Distinction-type awards. I'm thinking the former.
And our English class had superlatives and an awards ceremony. Having been nominated for Procrastinator of the Year, Most Likely to Become an English Teacher (yeah I'm not quite sure how those two fit together), Loudest (only because I was being loud at the time), Best Uniform, and Most Enthusiastic, I won Most Enthusiastic, and Best Uniform. I'm kind of disturbed by the Best Uniform prize.
Haha, I noticed some thing from school about buying/leasing laptops for IT (which I don't do)/media next year. I would have replied "lol, I've already got one, losers" but Mom apparently replied with an expression of interest.
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
No. I have given one, though XP
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
One year, one month, and a half. Sup Chris.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
A friendship bracelet Sophie made at Rangers :D
4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?
Dude, I've dropped my phone on the road.
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
When's the first time I worked out?
6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
My phone. Apart from that, I really don't have money to spend.
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
Lollies. "Don't chop the dinosaur, Daddy!"
8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX?
Finally, a PC question! XD Facials.
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
Watch the Sky - Something Corporate.
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Westside.
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED:
Wellington Girls' College. Still here, baby.
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
Vodafone. Points for creative question!
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE:
AJ Pop at Westfield Queensgate, Lower Hutt.
14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
Kitchen hand at Top Cuisine x)
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
No.
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?
No.
17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
Who knows.
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
Jo.
19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Tuesday evening. [is sad about that]
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
Indian, bro.
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
Um. I dunno.
22. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
Frank Kitts Park whoooooo.
23. CAN YOU COOK?
A bit.
24. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
I don't.
25. BEST KISSER:
Well, I've only ever properly kissed one person, so I don't feel I'm qualified to answer this question.
26. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Ages ago...I dunno.
27. MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
Garlic.
28. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I'm a Jane of lots of trades. B)
29. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I'll tell you tomorrow.
30. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?
Like, three hours? I haven't actually had an actual job, so I spend longer at rehearsals/school than work.
31. FAVORITE MOVIE?
Imagine Me & You. And March of the Penguins XD
32. CAN YOU SING?
Not according to NCEA :)
33. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
Oh, god. Um. NCEA Level One performances?
34. LAST KISS?
Tuesday evening.
35. LAST MOVIE RENTED?
What's Eating Gilbert Grape. My attempts to copy it have been failing miserably.
36. ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
Palm Pilot.
37. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?
I hate vacations.
38. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
Laptop.
39. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?
Ummmmm.
40. DO YOU SMOKE?
No.
41. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
With.
42. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?
No one :( my phone?
43. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?
It depends on the people.
44. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?
None, as I don't drive.
45. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
WAFFLES!
46. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?
No. Mochachino can occasionally be okay though.
47. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
[gigglesnort] Um, poached in the microwave.
48. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?
Not really.
49. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?:
Jo.
50. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?:
Not sure, some 027.
51. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEND YOU A TEXT MESSAGE?
Jo again. W00t for BestMates.
52. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?:
One, now, actually. And a cushion to snuggle.
53. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?
Glassons jeans, blue Esprit T-shirt, dusky pink JayJays bolero, gold chain bracelet, black hairtie, silver and green Fossil watch, paua on a leather string.
54. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC
There's things that aren't worth giving up, I know. Watch the Sky - Something Corporate.
55. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB&J?
Strawberry!
56. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
Badly.
57. CAN YOU SWIM?
Yup.
58. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocollo! XD
59. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?
Lots :D
60. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
I am way behind on my NaNo novel.
61. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?
Yeah, Carina had a 90s party last year but it wasn't very 90s.
62. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Spring on its good days. Unfortunately Wellington spring is bipolar.
63. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID?
Last night at DtM rehearsal.
64. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER?
Great excuse to snuggle.
65. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET?
First time a cop gave me a ticket?
66. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?
I can't remember what the screensaver fish's name was.
67. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?
Ninjas > pirates.
68. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
Deck the Mall rehearsal, family social life, and study.
69. BIRTHDATE:
March 25th 1991.
70. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Over with exams.
71. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?
Oui.
72. ARE YOU SMILING?
No.
73. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?
Not right now.
74. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
Rome whoo!
75. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?
Yeah.
76. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
That I do. :P
77. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
Hunter.
78. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?
Black and blue. Nice question.
79. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?
No.
80. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?
No, that was October :/
81. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
No.
82. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?
Sadly yes.
83. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?
I'm up a set of stairs.
85. ARE YOU IN LOVE?
Yes.
86. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?
Like, once of my own accord.
87. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?
Not really.
88. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?
Bracelet, watch, earrings, necklace. My god, I am a girl.
89. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY?
Eat my burger.
I have now been on study leave for a day. Sleeping in and then staying in bed is glorious but probably not ideal considering the English exam is next Tuesday. Speaking of exams, do any of my Year 11 homies want to hook up after Level One English, math, and science? If so, go to the Hungarian Garden in Thorndon (across Molesworth Street from New World) once you're out.
Part of my attempts at study has been copying What's Eating Gilbert Grape? from the library video onto a DVD. It's not going well, the DVD recorder keeps pausing recording at random and lengthily. I swear it does it to annoy me.
Had a chat yesterday to Ms. Sutherland about my singing in relation to NCEA performance. Apparently I can keep in pitch very well with myself but not to the accompaniment ("but I can hear you starting to do that in choir"), and need to blend my upper and lower registers more. I can redo Level One performance next year, though I might possibly be able to do Level One and Two at the same time, she isn't sure (me: "My friends at St. Mary's did that."); and if I got a piano teacher again and did piano for performance I wouldn't have any problems cos I did it for so long (well, that's great, I would have little motivation to practise piano). She also said to seriously consider getting a new teacher with Lots of Experience or possibly do singing through school's itinerant music program. Megan was somewhat offended by the itinerant music suggestion, and proceeded to spiel on about why she's better than the itinerant teacher. XD But said she'd give me numbers of Good Teachers if I wanted.
With the possibility of piano for my NCEA performance instrument in mind, I proceeded to plonk away at the piano for an hour this afternoon, playing Vanessa Carlton's White Houses which I tend to play every time I get near a piano, and somewhat sight reading my Grade 4 exam pieces. It was a nice feeling, the discovery that I can still play them vaguely.
You should still all come to Deck the Mall :D the evening performance is at 6:30PM I hear.
I love the Life section of the Dom Post. There was a great article on the rising popularity of lesbian relationships today :P and I also love March of the Penguins, which we watched in SS over the last few days and was adorable (Mr. Beckett: "Please don't write about penguins in the exam...").
Really must remember/get up the balls to ring Porirua Little Theatre about Chicago auditions. Would not know what to do at an audition, having never done one for anything other than school productions and school choirs.
I hadn’t realized until now that I’d completely forgotten about Cody’s party. I spare him a reflexive glance: Still happy, rather drunk; nobody has realized I’m gone. Good. “Actually, I was here for a party - d’you remember a Cody Clairmont: Tall, dark, blue eyes, mate of Hunter-”
“Mate of Hunter McPharlain?” interrupts the ginga. “Looks a bit like Orlando Bloom, but-”
“-is really a total dick?” I finish. “Yeah, that’s the bastard. How were you unfortunate enough to know him?”
She grimaces. “I used to go out with him. It was just for a few months back in seventh form, but it was by far the worst decision of my college career.” I gape at her unattractively - why would anyone (that hot) willingly go out with Cody Clairmont? - and she laughs. “It was lust at first sight, what can I say.”
“You were better off than me, at least,” I shrug, “he lived with me for a few months in first year. He was the flat mate from hell.”
“Oh god,” she chuckles, “you poor thing! Oh yeah, I’m Ella, by the way, not just Dumb Enough to Date Dakota Clairmont. So how the hell does my idiot of an ex bring you here?”
“It’s his twenty-first,” I sigh, pointing in his general direction, “the birthday boy’s girlfriend-” she bursts into giggles- “-no, shut up, I don’t know how but she seems to really like him! She invited me. I thought Hunter might show his face around here, but I guess I thought wrong...”
“Yeah, how is Hunter?” inquires Cate, and I can tell from the hard squeeze on my thigh that what she really means is, Are you two back together? Because you’d better not be.
And our English class had superlatives and an awards ceremony. Having been nominated for Procrastinator of the Year, Most Likely to Become an English Teacher (yeah I'm not quite sure how those two fit together), Loudest (only because I was being loud at the time), Best Uniform, and Most Enthusiastic, I won Most Enthusiastic, and Best Uniform. I'm kind of disturbed by the Best Uniform prize.
Haha, I noticed some thing from school about buying/leasing laptops for IT (which I don't do)/media next year. I would have replied "lol, I've already got one, losers" but Mom apparently replied with an expression of interest.
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
No. I have given one, though XP
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
One year, one month, and a half. Sup Chris.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
A friendship bracelet Sophie made at Rangers :D
4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?
Dude, I've dropped my phone on the road.
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
When's the first time I worked out?
6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
My phone. Apart from that, I really don't have money to spend.
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
Lollies. "Don't chop the dinosaur, Daddy!"
8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX?
Finally, a PC question! XD Facials.
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
Watch the Sky - Something Corporate.
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Westside.
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED:
Wellington Girls' College. Still here, baby.
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
Vodafone. Points for creative question!
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE:
AJ Pop at Westfield Queensgate, Lower Hutt.
14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
Kitchen hand at Top Cuisine x)
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
No.
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?
No.
17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
Who knows.
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
Jo.
19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Tuesday evening. [is sad about that]
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
Indian, bro.
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
Um. I dunno.
22. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
Frank Kitts Park whoooooo.
23. CAN YOU COOK?
A bit.
24. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
I don't.
25. BEST KISSER:
Well, I've only ever properly kissed one person, so I don't feel I'm qualified to answer this question.
26. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Ages ago...I dunno.
27. MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
Garlic.
28. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I'm a Jane of lots of trades. B)
29. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
I'll tell you tomorrow.
30. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?
Like, three hours? I haven't actually had an actual job, so I spend longer at rehearsals/school than work.
31. FAVORITE MOVIE?
Imagine Me & You. And March of the Penguins XD
32. CAN YOU SING?
Not according to NCEA :)
33. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
Oh, god. Um. NCEA Level One performances?
34. LAST KISS?
Tuesday evening.
35. LAST MOVIE RENTED?
What's Eating Gilbert Grape. My attempts to copy it have been failing miserably.
36. ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
Palm Pilot.
37. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?
I hate vacations.
38. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
Laptop.
39. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?
Ummmmm.
40. DO YOU SMOKE?
No.
41. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
With.
42. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?
No one :( my phone?
43. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?
It depends on the people.
44. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?
None, as I don't drive.
45. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
WAFFLES!
46. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?
No. Mochachino can occasionally be okay though.
47. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
[gigglesnort] Um, poached in the microwave.
48. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?
Not really.
49. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?:
Jo.
50. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?:
Not sure, some 027.
51. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEND YOU A TEXT MESSAGE?
Jo again. W00t for BestMates.
52. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?:
One, now, actually. And a cushion to snuggle.
53. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?
Glassons jeans, blue Esprit T-shirt, dusky pink JayJays bolero, gold chain bracelet, black hairtie, silver and green Fossil watch, paua on a leather string.
54. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC
There's things that aren't worth giving up, I know. Watch the Sky - Something Corporate.
55. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB&J?
Strawberry!
56. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
Badly.
57. CAN YOU SWIM?
Yup.
58. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocollo! XD
59. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?
Lots :D
60. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
I am way behind on my NaNo novel.
61. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?
Yeah, Carina had a 90s party last year but it wasn't very 90s.
62. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Spring on its good days. Unfortunately Wellington spring is bipolar.
63. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID?
Last night at DtM rehearsal.
64. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER?
Great excuse to snuggle.
65. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET?
First time a cop gave me a ticket?
66. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?
I can't remember what the screensaver fish's name was.
67. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?
Ninjas > pirates.
68. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
Deck the Mall rehearsal, family social life, and study.
69. BIRTHDATE:
March 25th 1991.
70. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Over with exams.
71. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?
Oui.
72. ARE YOU SMILING?
No.
73. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?
Not right now.
74. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
Rome whoo!
75. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?
Yeah.
76. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
That I do. :P
77. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
Hunter.
78. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?
Black and blue. Nice question.
79. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?
No.
80. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?
No, that was October :/
81. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
No.
82. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?
Sadly yes.
83. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?
I'm up a set of stairs.
85. ARE YOU IN LOVE?
Yes.
86. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?
Like, once of my own accord.
87. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?
Not really.
88. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?
Bracelet, watch, earrings, necklace. My god, I am a girl.
89. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY?
Eat my burger.
I have now been on study leave for a day. Sleeping in and then staying in bed is glorious but probably not ideal considering the English exam is next Tuesday. Speaking of exams, do any of my Year 11 homies want to hook up after Level One English, math, and science? If so, go to the Hungarian Garden in Thorndon (across Molesworth Street from New World) once you're out.
Part of my attempts at study has been copying What's Eating Gilbert Grape? from the library video onto a DVD. It's not going well, the DVD recorder keeps pausing recording at random and lengthily. I swear it does it to annoy me.
Had a chat yesterday to Ms. Sutherland about my singing in relation to NCEA performance. Apparently I can keep in pitch very well with myself but not to the accompaniment ("but I can hear you starting to do that in choir"), and need to blend my upper and lower registers more. I can redo Level One performance next year, though I might possibly be able to do Level One and Two at the same time, she isn't sure (me: "My friends at St. Mary's did that."); and if I got a piano teacher again and did piano for performance I wouldn't have any problems cos I did it for so long (well, that's great, I would have little motivation to practise piano). She also said to seriously consider getting a new teacher with Lots of Experience or possibly do singing through school's itinerant music program. Megan was somewhat offended by the itinerant music suggestion, and proceeded to spiel on about why she's better than the itinerant teacher. XD But said she'd give me numbers of Good Teachers if I wanted.
With the possibility of piano for my NCEA performance instrument in mind, I proceeded to plonk away at the piano for an hour this afternoon, playing Vanessa Carlton's White Houses which I tend to play every time I get near a piano, and somewhat sight reading my Grade 4 exam pieces. It was a nice feeling, the discovery that I can still play them vaguely.
You should still all come to Deck the Mall :D the evening performance is at 6:30PM I hear.
I love the Life section of the Dom Post. There was a great article on the rising popularity of lesbian relationships today :P and I also love March of the Penguins, which we watched in SS over the last few days and was adorable (Mr. Beckett: "Please don't write about penguins in the exam...").
Really must remember/get up the balls to ring Porirua Little Theatre about Chicago auditions. Would not know what to do at an audition, having never done one for anything other than school productions and school choirs.
I hadn’t realized until now that I’d completely forgotten about Cody’s party. I spare him a reflexive glance: Still happy, rather drunk; nobody has realized I’m gone. Good. “Actually, I was here for a party - d’you remember a Cody Clairmont: Tall, dark, blue eyes, mate of Hunter-”
“Mate of Hunter McPharlain?” interrupts the ginga. “Looks a bit like Orlando Bloom, but-”
“-is really a total dick?” I finish. “Yeah, that’s the bastard. How were you unfortunate enough to know him?”
She grimaces. “I used to go out with him. It was just for a few months back in seventh form, but it was by far the worst decision of my college career.” I gape at her unattractively - why would anyone (that hot) willingly go out with Cody Clairmont? - and she laughs. “It was lust at first sight, what can I say.”
“You were better off than me, at least,” I shrug, “he lived with me for a few months in first year. He was the flat mate from hell.”
“Oh god,” she chuckles, “you poor thing! Oh yeah, I’m Ella, by the way, not just Dumb Enough to Date Dakota Clairmont. So how the hell does my idiot of an ex bring you here?”
“It’s his twenty-first,” I sigh, pointing in his general direction, “the birthday boy’s girlfriend-” she bursts into giggles- “-no, shut up, I don’t know how but she seems to really like him! She invited me. I thought Hunter might show his face around here, but I guess I thought wrong...”
“Yeah, how is Hunter?” inquires Cate, and I can tell from the hard squeeze on my thigh that what she really means is, Are you two back together? Because you’d better not be.